Hornady .263" 129 gr. RNs, any interest?
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Sunday, July 24, 2016, 22:24 (3046 days ago)
I have several boxes of these that a friend wants to sell. He wants $15, would need shipping as well.
If you aren't interested, for what cartridge might these be correct?
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Sincerely,
Hobie
FMJ or soft point?
Might be interesting to try in 6.5 Swede.
Soft point. I thought about the Swede but, .263"? I
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Monday, July 25, 2016, 19:13 (3045 days ago) @ cubrock
kept thinking that I was not remembering a particular firearm for which these were intended.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Soft point. I thought about the Swede but, .263"? I
I couldn't find any info on that, either. Swede usually uses .264", as do most 6.5s I can recall. Those that don't seem to use bigger bullets than .264" (like 6.5 Carcano - .268").
Yep. I thought I had a memory, albeit much faded, of a
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 18:02 (3044 days ago) @ cubrock
cartridge for which these bullets were to be preferred but I'll be darned if I can find such a reference. The weight and form would be pretty good in the 6.5 TCU but maybe the diameter not so much.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
I'm faded right alongside you Hobie.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 08:04 (3044 days ago) @ Hobie
There's some dim memory of a .263 cartridge but danged if I can dredge it up.
COTW lists these:
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 12:43 (3044 days ago) @ Hobie
6.5mm MS
6.5mm Arisaka
6.5 Mini Dreadnaught
6.5 Dutch & Romanian
6.5x53.5mm Daudeteau
I *think* I may have been 'almost remembering' either the MS or the Arisaka. I have only shot .264" 160gr bullets out of my small collection of Dutch rifles.
COTW lists these:
All the specs I have for the Arisaka list .264 diameter bullets. The "double oval" rifling pattern in Arisaka barrels might work with a smaller bullet, or might not. Mine is real frosty, but it still shoots bullets it likes into 3/4", as long as I don't try to run them too fast.
The bullets it doesn't like will still hit somewhere on my farm. Usually.
Yep. And COTW, while a good resource, does have a few errors
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, July 28, 2016, 08:02 (3043 days ago) @ Catoosa
But that is expected in a subject that diverse.